Understanding Ethical Concerns Facing Different Communities

Communities

Local community:

Many businesses are of national importance and their activities have a crucial significance to local communities, e.g. Tesco. Why?

Modern businesses leave their mark in many different ways on communities. Despite the environment and other negative effects, local authorities still welcome new businesses. They bring jobs and cash to areas.

When businesses of any size operate within a locality, there are always ethical concerns. These concerns become highlighted whenever people's worst fears come true.

Regional and national community:

While local people can be in immediate danger from a catastrophic event (Buncefield), an entire region may be affected when an industry faces ethical questions (Chernobyl). Environmental issues do not stop at local, national or international boundaries.

When entire industries go through difficulties, there are regional, and often national, effects. (UK car and coal industries)

Many communities are faced with serious problems when multi-national corporations set up local operations and later take decisions that are purely commercial. In some cases, complete closure of an important employer leads to significant job losses; in other redundancies.

Global community:

What examples can you think of, of businesses that might effect the global community?

Pressure groups:

Environmental pressure groups consistently force issues into the public's attention and therefore pressure both governments and business leaders into action.

The impact of overseeing bodies:

It is increasingly recognised that many of the ethical questions that concern us cannot be dealt with just within national boundaries. This means that national, continental and international bodies are taking actions to oversea the activities of business all over the world. They are generally based on voluntary measures.

How Communities are Affected by Ethical Issues

So, we have looked at ethical issues facing businesses, and we have looked at the various stakeholders that can be affected by business decisions. We now need to look at how whole communities can be affected by the decisions of a business.

Lesson Objectives:

I will be able to explain how businesses affect different communities

I will be able to analyse the effects of a chosen business on local, national and global communities

To start:

(Activity) - Imagine Sawyers Hall School is being knocked down and a new Tesco is being built. Who would this affect, and what would be the impact on the regional and national community?(S+C) - What conflicts of interest may be caused by this new development and why?

(Main activity) - Assignment 3, Task 1 - P4.

Create a newspaper article focusing on the impact that Bradwell Power Station has had on the local, national and global community, and other groups that are affected by its actions.

To finish:

I will be asking each of you to send me parts of your work so far, so that we can peer assess it on the white board. Each student's work will be given a good point and a point to improve.

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Local community:

Many businesses are of national importance and their activities have a crucial significance to local communities, e.g. Tesco. Why?

Modern businesses leave their mark in many different ways on communities. Despite the environment and other negative effects, local authorities still welcome new businesses. They bring jobs and cash to areas.

When businesses of any size operate within a locality, there are always ethical concerns. These concerns become highlighted whenever people's worst fears come true.

Regional and national community:

While local people can be in immediate danger from a catastrophic event (Buncefield), an entire region may be affected when an industry faces ethical questions (Chernobyl). Environmental issues do not stop at local, national or international boundaries.

When entire industries go through difficulties, there are regional, and often national, effects. (UK car and coal industries)

Many communities are faced with serious problems when multi-national corporations set up local operations and later take decisions that are purely commercial. In some cases, complete closure of an important employer leads to significant job losses; in other redundancies.

How were the local, regional, national and global communities affected by this disaster?